Abstract
FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1979
7:00-7:45 Pastries & Coffee (compliments of A.F .A.) (Compliments of A.F.A.)
7:45-8:00 WELCOME - Dr. Richard Baer, President of A.F.A.
8:00-8:30 Bob Berry - Pitfalls of Aviculture - Curator of birds, Houston Zoo.
8:30-9:00 Charles Schaffer - ABS Judge - Budgerigars.
8:30-9:00 Risa Teitler - Professional Trainer, Parrot Jungle.
9:00-9:30 Dr. Rainer Erhart - early developer of cockatiel and lovebird mutations in this country - Ethics in Mutations.
9:00-9:30 Jim Thomas - Bioscape, Orlando - The Aviculturists reponsibility to the birds of the
world.
9:30-10:00 BREAK.
9:30-10:30 Workshops(l,2,3,4,&5).
10:30-11 :00 Guy Greenwell - Breeding of the Rothschild Mynah.
10:30-11 :00 Lee Horton - Founder of African Lovebird Society - Lovebirds and their mutations and hybrids.
11 :00-12:00 Rosemary Low -Well known Aviculturist and author - The pair bond and other aspects to consider when breeding parrots.
12:00-2:00 LUNCH (Paid by AFA) with speakers from National Conservation and other allied organ-
izations.
2:00-2:30 Frank Martin - History of the type canary with slides.
2:00-2:30 Mary Dam - Truli D Farms - Pheasants.
2:30-3:00 Arthur Douglas - Aviculturist and author of many books and articles on finches and softbills - Insectivorous birds and their feeding in captivity.
2:30-3:00 Ed Asper - Captive propagation of various species of water fowl and flamingos at Sea World, Fla.
3:00-3:30 Russ Snyder - Brook's Nursery - Orlando - Aviary Construction and Landscape.
3:00-3:30 Doris Mager - Vice Pres., Raptor Research & Reh~ .• Fla Audubon Society - The Life and
Future of the Southern Bald Eagle.
3:30-4:00 BREAK.
4:00-5:00 Workshops (6, 7, 8, 9, & 10).
5:00-5:30 Nancy Reed - many time winner of best cockatiel in Nat'l Cage Bird Show - Cockatiels.
5:00-5:30 Guy Greenwell - from Conservation Research Center, Smithsonian Inst - Cranes.
5:30-6:00 Dr. Ray Jerome - Lories & Lorikeets.
5:30-6:00 Robert G. Black - Nutrition for finches and other cage birds.
6:00-7:00 FREE TIME.
7:00- Get acquainted cocktail hour in Exhibit area - Enjoy Florida night life.